Black Death

Europe VS Rats with Fleas 

Winner: Rats with Fleas 

Rats with Fleas: Black Death

More than six centuries ago, disaster struck the people of Europe. A deadly plague, traveling west along trade routes from Central Asia, struck the continent with such force it wiped out entire villages and killed as many as twenty-five million people. 

The “Black Death,” as it was called, not only depopulated Europe but set the stage for profound societal change.“Black Death” is thought to have originated on the steppes of Central Asia, gradually brought westward along trade routes. 

The first appearance of the plague in Europe was at Genoa in October 1347. One hypothesis is that Italian traders caught the plague during the Mongol siege of the Crimean city of Caffa, where the attackers allegedly hurled the bodies of plague victims over the city walls. The traders fled the city, returning to Genoa with the disease. Within months, 60 percent of the city population was dead.

                                                     The Black Death (1347-1351)

                                                Asians Kill Europeans With Plague

                                                        Weapon Of Choice: Rats 

Other Possible Reasons For Spread 

Punishment From God 

Bad air released by Earthquakes

Blame The Jews !!!!!!

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